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Candace Buckner
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Pacers backup point guard C.J. Watson got his first start in seven months Saturday, filling in for the injured George Hill (sore hip).

Spurred by the way the Pacers play, Watson, 6-2, 180, got off to an aggressive start with three shot attempts in the opening seven minutes. Indiana likes to play without a point guard operating in his traditional way, so that players like forward Paul George and off guard Lance Stephenson can hold the ball as much as Watson or Hill.

"We have an offense where some of our sets sort of devalue the true point guard," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "In fact, a lot of our ...